Viggo comes from a family of artists; his father, Stig Sommer, was a painter and also worked with ceramics. Viggo has always drawn and painted, and since attending Århus Academy of Art, he has had his own workshop and exhibited in Denmark and other countires. Viggo’s art includes naturalistic travel drawings in pastel chalk on velvet paper as well as fantastic school decorations and coats of arms with symbols and heraldry from many countries, sawn out of plywood and decorated with acrylic paints. Born May 2nd, 1946
TRAINING: Decorator in Magasin, Copenhagen, 1964-67. Århus Academy of Art, 1969-70. EXHIBITIONS: Århus Easter Exhibition, 1970, ’71, ’72.
Århus påskeudstilling 1970,-71,-72. Århus bibliotek Vejle Kunstmuseum Odder Museum
Esbjerg Kunstpavillon Galleri E Nyborg Plantagehuset Thisted Filosofgangen Odense, 1978,-79, 2001,-02 Odense Sygehus Fyns Forum Klosterbakken, Central Biblioteket, Kragsbjergskolen, Søhus Gartnerskole, BadstuenOdense, Næsby Sognegård. The Stibo Group Kunstforening 1990,-97 Stadens Museum for Kunst, Christiania Hattenheim, Tyskland Aix en Provence, Frankrig Gadeudstilling, Paris Tandens Tempel, Sri Lanka Siros, Grækenland, m.m.m. ORNAMENTATION: Ringe State Prison Akropolis, Odense Fredericia Friskole Husgavle, Fredericia Spurvelundskolen and Søhusskolen, Odense Internationalt Hus, Odense.
Busses, campers, cabinets, doors og piaons.
Study trips: Spain, Portugal, Holland, France, Germany, India, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia.  ”The Blue Lady, Genesis”, acrylics on wood, detail.
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